New Delhi, April 6 -- Popular travel vlogger Lexie Alford recently shared a troubling experience she had while leaving Nigeria. Posting on Instagram, Alford said an immigration officer made an unsettling remark, "If it were up to me, I wouldn't let you leave my country. I'd chain you up in my basement."

The incident occurred in broad daylight, surrounded by other officers. Alford was alone while holding her passport.

"I was too shocked to even respond. It's one of the creepiest things anyone has ever said to me and made worse by the fact that it came from someone in a position of power," she wrote.

Despite the incident, Alford emphasised that her intention was not to discourage women from travelling. Instead, she urged others to stay a...